Catskills Waterfalls - How to visit Kaaterskill Falls without crowds
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- After a snowfall, we had the Kaaterskill Rail Trail and Kaaterskill Falls to ourselves. It was a winter wonderland along the rail trail, opening up to magical views at the viewing platform for Kaaterskill Falls.
Kaaterskill Falls is one of the most popular destinations in the Catskills for good reason, it is a beautiful, two tiered waterfall that falls over 260 feet. Kaaterskill Falls has been one of the Catskills' most popular destinations for centuries and immortalized in paintings by the Hudson River School of Art.
The Kaaterskill Rail Trail (KRT) begins at the Mountain Top Historical Society, which is located off of Route 23a at the top of Kaaterskill Clove. The KRT leaves the parking area and heads to the back of the property, passing by the old Haines Falls railroad station for the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad that the KRT now follows. The KRT enters the woods just after the train station and then follows the former railroad grade all the way to the parking area for Kaaterskill Falls at the end of Laurel House Road, 1.5 miles from the Historical Society. From here it's a 0.3 mile walk down to the viewing platform, overlooking Kaaterskill Falls.
In the winter months be sure to wear traction devices. It's always icy and snow accumulates quickly in this area and gets packed down very fast. Microspikes are a must all the time in the winter and be sure to have snowshoes when snow gets very deep.
You can find this hike on:
The NYNJ Trail Conference's Catskill Trails Map Set - amzn.to/2Qqr13u
National Geographic's Trails Illustrated Map for the Catskill Park amzn.to/3sfsYxW
Find additional information about the Catskill Park at the Catskills Visitor Center - catskillsvisit...
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We offer Hiking, Backpacking and Camping Services through our guiding company, Hike On Guides, and can guide you on this hike - hikeonguides.com
Gear we used and/or carried on this hike:
Osprey Talon 22 Pack - alnk.to/e70DIUl
Osprey Kestrel 38 Pack - alnk.to/aAHu6B8
Merrell Thermo Chill Mid Waterproof Boots - alnk.to/c02I2pr
Columbia Men's Snowcross Mid Snow Boot - amzn.to/3423rAM
Darn Tough Quarter Midweight Hiking Socks - alnk.to/2jG24Jf
Nalgene 32-ounce Wide-Mouth Water Bottles - alnk.to/6mJl3D5
Nalgene Insulated Bottle Carrier - amzn.to/3FZ71JC
Energizer LED Headlamp - amzn.to/3cmGkSX
Marmot Reactor Fleece Jacket - alnk.to/dAh6ukQ
Eddie Bauer High Route Grid Air 1/4-Zip - amzn.to/3yQOLjv
Columbia Titanium Outdry Ex Reign Jacket - alnk.to/esQ9GJD
Tubbs Flex TRK Snowshoes - alnk.to/7qf4BPs
MSR Evo Ascent Snowshoes - alnk.to/6xFhUMA
Outdoor Research Crocodile Gaiters - alnk.to/2QrnjDS
Garmin Instinct Watches - alnk.to/aAIaA1K
Garmin InReach Explorer+ GPS - alnk.to/c02eqB5
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Such an awesome place! Think I'm going to be heading up soon to catch it during winter. NEED SNOW THOUGH! 😀
We know, winter has taken a long time to show up (barely). Hoping for more soon.
Beautiful winter wonderland! Snowshoeing is a great way to keep moving during the winter months ❤
It really is! Thanks for stopping by.
Awesome hike guys. It really is a winter wonderland. ❄️❄️❄️ loved the waterfall 💦 Stunning 🤩
Have a great weekend 🤗
Thank you! You too!
Hi guys so sorry for our tardiness to your awesome channel the gremlins have been at work with our notifications you are on our catch up list for sure! This was fabulous a winter wonderland for sure! Great snow shoes! Wow 🤩 that observation platform! Dripping nose bubbles are allowed when it’s that cold 🥶😂 we enjoyed this 👍
No worries! That’s the beauty of TH-cam, it’s always there to catch up with when the time is right! We’ve been remiss the last few weeks as life has gotten in the way, but looking forward to getting back into the swing of things.
Very cool gentlemen! You actually just made us excited for some snowfall! Looks like a ton of fun!
Awesome! This winter has had so little snow, it was exciting to be out with a decent snowfall.
Finally winter is here! Pretty great waterfall there. Does it freeze over in deep winter?
Seth ! That waterfall is awesome and you've commented on it on my channel also. You NEED to see it someday. As to your question, I've seen it partially frozen but not sure if I've ever seen it fully frozen. It does get bitter cold there so I imagine it does fully freeze over occasionally. I know the Husbands are locals to the region so they'd know for sure. CHEERS!
Finally winter!!
It used to freeze from the bottom to the top pretty regularly, but we haven’t seen it like that for at least 20-30 years unfortunately. It used to be quite the ice climbing destination - Jeff can remember his dad and his dad’s friends climbing on it when he was a kid.